Little Lagoon
Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States
Site 4 is at a pier owned by Greg Luce and near the residence in the Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge home of LLPS Board Member Chan West. There is almost no development pressure in this end of the lagoon. Water quality overall is quite good here likely due to almost no development in the BNWR. Spring and Fall Diatom blooms here can be quite heavy and the toxic Dinoflagellate Karlodinium seems to like this end of Little Lagoon.
Location created by
Dennis Hatfield
- Group: Alabama : Little Lagoon Preservation Society
- Lat: 30.235
- Lng: -87.80948
- Waterbody Type: Lagoon
- Timezone: America/Chicago
Latest photos
weather: Partly Cloudy; wind_speed (mph): 0-5; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 762.76; tide: Outgoing; Fungal spore 3; Nauplii 3; unknown zooplankton 3; cilliate 4; pine pollen 1; Prorocentrum spp. 4 ID uncertain; Acanthometra 1
weather: Rain; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 757.17; tide: Outgoing; 1 unknown zooplankton; 1 cilliate; 1 unknown dinoflagellate.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: West; baro (mmHg): 761.75; tide: Outgoing; 5 cilliates; 1 pine pollen; 7 zooplankton. Uncertain on prorocentrum spp. count.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 763.52; tide: Outgoing; 2 Cyano colonies are chains
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: North East; baro (mmHg): 766.57; tide: Outgoing; 60 chaetoceros= 21 single+ 39 chain.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South West; baro (mmHg): 763.3; tide: High; 15 chaetoceros=2 single+13 chain. Also counted 2 radiolarian acanthometra; 2 unknown zooplankton
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South; baro (mmHg): 765.8; tide: Incoming; 38 Chaetoceros=7 single+38 chain.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 15-20; wind direction: North West; baro (mmHg): 767.59; tide: Slack; Counted 1 row then scan. 448 chatoceros= 160 single+288 chain.
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 10-15; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 765.56; tide: Slack; 12 chaetoceros= 7 single + 5 chain
weather: Sunny; wind_speed (mph): 5-10; wind direction: South East; baro (mmHg): 766.57; tide: Slack; Secchi on bottom. Counted one cell then scan. Karenia; procentrum;dactyliosolen noted on scan. 45952 chaetoceros=44992 single+960 chain. Radiolarian Acanthometra noted on scan; no category in DB.